The graph below gives information about the percentage of population in four Asian countries living in cities from 1970 to 2020, with predictions for 2030 and 2040. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features.

The line graph illustrates the proportion of urban citizens from the

Philippines

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, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia between 1970 and 2020,

along with

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the projections from 2030 to 2040.

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, the population of all four nations increases throughout the period, despite slight fluctuations in the

Philippines

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. In the first year, both

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Philippines

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the Philippines

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and Malaysia had 30 per

cent

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of their people.

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, they experienced the upward trend and, by 1990, they were just around the half. Malaysia's population is expected to triple toward the end of the period,

while

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the

Philippines

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had dipped by 2010, but over the next 30 years, it reached its highest percentage of 60. In 1970, the proportion of citizens in Thailand and Indonesia was just under 20 per

cent

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. In 30 years, their population had risen gradually to 30 per

cent

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. Indonesia's number of people increased significantly and will triple by 2040,

whereas

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Thailand reached a plateau before a steady rise to 50 per

cent

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.